Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 351: Purple Queen

It was two hours to the gala event, and yet the students, especially the females, were running amok as if they were already an hour late. They had to look perfect, and two hours, in their definition, was simply not enough.

Violet and the girls were in the living room going over their dresses. Just like the other students on the day Griffin had announced the gala, they too had placed their orders, and now, the night had finally come.

Daisy had gone for a sleek, midnight black satin gown with a high neckline and delicate cap sleeves. The dress hugged her figure gently before flaring into a soft mermaid silhouette that brushed the floor. The back was then opened in a tasteful teardrop cut, adding a quiet sensuality to her otherwise modest style.

Ivy had chosen a rich sapphire blue gown made of satin and tulle. The dress featured an off-the-shoulder neckline with dramatic puff sleeves and a fitted corset bodice. The skirt was voluminous, with layers of structured tulle underneath, giving her that classic ballroom drama she lives for.

Lila herself had surprised everyone by going for a pale lavender gown with a halter neckline and a crisscross back that left her shoulders and upper back bare. Threadwork in the shape of tiny butterflies scattered down the bodice and trailed onto the flowing skirt, finalized with an unexpected slit on one side.

As for Violet, she had opted for a deep emerald green satin slip dress with thin spaghetti straps, a low open back, and a thigh-high slit on one side. The dress was meant to hug her body effortlessly, giving her a confident silhouette without trying too hard.

At the moment, they were arguing makeup options with Ivy, their "honorable makeup artist," when there was a knock on their door, and the girls halted at once.

"Are you expecting anybody?" Daisy asked Violet.

"I don’t think so."

"I’ll see who’s at the door," Lila said with a tone of finality, her voice already hardening as if she were about to gut someone and not just answer it.

"I’ll go too, just in case," Ivy said, running after Lila at once.

simply looked at each other and sighed. Hopefully, there would be no more drama, since the night was already set for

turned toward Violet, narrowing her eyes with that usual keen

answered honestly, "I haven’t gotten all the answers I want, but she’s given me something, and for now, that’s

glint in her eyes, made it very clear to Daisy that "for now" had an expiration date. Violet was not someone who let mysteries

Except Ivy, had a suspiciously huge box balanced in her arms with a

together. "What is

"What do you think it is, if not a gift for you?" She handed over a small note tucked into the ribbon and waved it teasingly in

could even open it. "I know you already have plans," she read

her hands. "Did you hear that? Not ’I’ but ’we’. That means

and excitement tangling together. The idea that her boys—her Cardinal Alphas—had picked something out for her together was a moment she wasn’t forgetting anytime

Open it! Open it!"

had been any other day, that level of excitement would’ve been all Lila. Ivy was more of the reserved, sarcastic type, but tonight, she was

back the ribbon and opened the

of God," Ivy

Daisy whispered,

Lila muttered,

only gape. The dress was

that shifts slightly in color under the light, giving it a soft violet glow. The dress has a fitted corset-style bodice with a subtle V-shaped neckline, covered by a sheer mesh embroidered with

and flow down to her wrists with delicate flower and vine embroidery. While the skirt flared out in

was a pair of dangerously high amethyst-crystal heels, and resting beside it

The dress was out of this